CHAPTER WISE WEIGHTAGE AND IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

TYPICAL CONFIGURATION OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM (4 marks)

1. Three components of motherboard
2. Test performed by BIOS is called _________(ans: POST)
3. Write a note on system bus/internal bus
4. Explain Mother board ports (learn their speed and other characteristics, could be asked in MCQ)
5. Types of memory (learn technical aspects that could come for MCQ Example High speed memory inside
CPU is ____)
6. What is UPS? Explain the types of UPS
7. What is the difference cache and registers in CPU?
8. Expand USB, SCSI, AGP, VGA, IDE,BUS
9. List any three features of USB
10. Write a note on cache memory
11. Types of RAM
12. Write the functions of databus, Address bus and control bus
13. Explain any three components of motherboard.

BOOLEAN ALGEBRA (8 marks)

1. Order at which Boolean expressions evaluated______(ans NOT AND and OR)
2. Explain principle of duality with an example
3. Prove the following theorems using truth table and proof by perfect induction
a. Involution law
b. Idempotent law
c. Complementary law
d. Commutative law
e. Associative law
4. Algebraically prove that X+X’Y=X+Y
5. Algebraically prove that X+XY=X
6. Algebraically prove that (X+Y)(X+Y’)=X
7. Algebraically prove that (X+Y)(X+Z)=X+YZ
8. Algebraically prove that X(X+Y)=X
9. Algebraically prove that X(X’+Y)=XY
10. Prove that X+Y=Y+X
11. What is tautology and fallacy
12. Applications of de-Morgan’s theorem
13. Define minterm and maxterm
14. (Note in K-map for n variables there are 2n squares)
15. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(2,3,4,5,10,11)
16. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(1,3,8,9,10,11,12,14)
17. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(2,4,5,6,7,9,10,12,13,14)
18. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(0,2,6,7,8,9,10,11,13)
19. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(0,1,3,5,6,7,8,9,11,13,14,15)
20. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(0,1,2,3,4,8,12,13)
21. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,15)
22. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(1,3,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15)
23. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(0,2,3,4,6,8,10,12,13,14,15)
24. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(0,1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11,12)
25. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(0,1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11)
26. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(0,1,2,3,4,5,7,12,13,15)
27. Simplify the Boolean function F(A,B,C,D)=∑(0,1,2,3,5,8,9,10,11,13)

LOGIC GATES (3 marks)

1. Explanation, truth table and logic symbol of And Gate, Or gate, Not gate, Nand Gate, Nor gate, Xor gate,
Xnor gate (Some times you will be asked to speculate the output of any gate for a given input pattern
Example: What is the output of two variable nand gate when one input is high and the other one is low )
2. Realize and or and not gate using NAND gate
3. Realize and or and not gate using NOR gate
4. What is an universal gate. Which are the universal gates?
5. List the names of derived gates

DATA STRUCTURE (14 marks)

1. Classification of data structure(learn the definitions of primitive, non primitive, linear and non linear data
structures with examples)
2. Definition of Arrays, Stack (LIFO), Queue (FIFO), Linked list, Primitive Data Structure, Linear Data structure,
Non linear data structure with examples.
3. Declaration of one dimensional array
4. Size of one dimensional array
5. Memory representation of one dimensional array
6. Memory representation of two dimensional array (row major)
7. Memory representation of two dimensional array (Column major)
8. Memory representation of stacks
9. Memory representation of queues
10. Algorithm to traverse through one dimensional array
11. Algorithm to insert an element into one dimensional array
12. Algorithm to search using linear search
13. Explain the working of binary search
14. Algorithm to search using binary search
15. Algorithm to sort elements using insertion sort
16. Algorithm to delete an element from one dimensional array
17. Algorithm to insert an element(item) into stack (PUSH algorithm)
18. Algorithm to delete an element(item) from stack (POP algorithm)
19. Algorithm to insert an element(item) into stack (Enqueue algorithm)
20. Algorithm to delete an element (item) from queue (Dequeue algorithm)
21. Applications of Arrays
22. Applications of stack
23. Applications of queue
24. Explain primitive data structure
25. Explain the operations performed on primitive data structures
26. Explain the operations performed on non-primitive data structures
27. Explain the operations performed on linear data structures
28. Explain the operations performed on Arrays
29. Operations performed on stacks(Explain)
30. Explain the operations performed on QUEUES
31. Define linked list. Mention the types

BASIC CONCEPTS OF OOP (5 marks)

1. Applications of OOOP
2. What is object oriented programming? Explain characteristics of OOP concepts(Learn all the
characteristics)
3. Advantages of object oriented programming (OOP)
4. Advantages of OOP over earlier programming languages
5. What are the disadvantages or demerits of object oriented programming

CLASSES AND OBJECTS (6 marks)

1. Syntax of creating object
2. Use of scope resolution operator ::
3. Access specifiers definition. Which is the default access specifier (Note: if no access specifier is specified
than that member is private because private is the default access specifier)
4. Explain defining member function inside the class with syntax and example
5. Explain defining member function outside the class with syntax and example
6. Define a class named student , data members subject1 subject2 and total, member functions input(),
total() and display. Define the member functions outside the class to input and display subject1 subject2
and total
7. Define a class named square , data member side, member functions input(), and output(). Define the
member functions input and display area of square
8. Define a class named area, data member l and b, member functions input(), and output(). Define the
member functions outside the class to input and display l and b
9. Define a class named area, data member x and y, member functions input(), and output(). Define the
member functions outside the class to input and display x and y
10. Define a class named time, data member hour, minutes and seconds, member functions getdata(), and
display(). Define the member functions outside the class to input and display hour, minutes and seconds
11. Define a class named triangle with data members base and height, member functions input() and output().
Define member functions outside the class to input and output base and height.
12. Define a class named accounts with data members accno and name, member functions input() and
output(). Define member functions outside the class to input and output accno and name

FUNCTION OVERLOADING (6 marks)

1. What is function overloading? Explain the characteristics of function overloading
2. Advantages of function overloading
3. Explain the need for function overloading
4. What is inline function? Explain with syntax and example(Note: Inline function cannot contain complex
data structures)
5. What is inline function? Explain the working of inline function
6. What are the characteristics of friend function
7. What are the advantages of inline function?

CONSTRUCTORS AND DESTRUCTORS (8 marks)

1. Mention the rules for creating a constructor
2. What are the uses of constructor?
3. Features of Default constructor
4. Features of parameterized constructor
5. Mention and explain the methods of invoking parameterized constructors
6. How the parameterized constructor is invoked explicitly?
7. Explain how constructors are used with =operator
8. Explain the features of copy constructor
9. Explain destructor
10. Explain destructor with syntax and example

INHERITANCE (6 marks)
1. What is inheritance? What are the advantages of inheritance
2. Explain different types of inheritance
3. Write a note on visibility modes
4. What are the advantages of inheritance.
5. Difference between base class and derived class
6. Explain virtual base class

POINTERS (4 marks)
1. What are array of pointers explain with example *
2. Arithmetic operations performed on pointers
3. Explain new and delete operator
4. Difference between * and &
5. Explain indirection operator
6. Illustrate pointer to a structure
7. Illustrate pointer to a Class
8. Operations performed on pointers
9. Difference between static and dynamic memory allocation
10. What is dynamic memory allocation? Mention the operators used to allocate and deallocate memory
space dynamically
11. What are the advantages of pointer?

DATA FILE HANDLING (5 marks)

1. What is data file explain binary file
2. What are input and output stream
3. Explain the different methods of opening a file
4. Explain different file opening modes*
5. Differences between text file and binary file
6. Explain the following functions: get(), getline(), put(), read(), write(), eof(), eoln(), open(),close()
7. Write member functions belonging to ifstream class
8. Write member functions belonging to ofstream class
9. Difference between read() and write()
10. Explain tellg() and tellp()
11. Explain getg() and getp()
12. Explain different types of files used in c++. Explain any one.
13. Write the purpose of seek directions in c++ data file handling

DATABASE CONCEPTS (11 marks)

1. What is database?
2. Difference between data and information
3. Difference manual and electronic data processing
4. Explain data processing cycle
5. Explain the features of DBMS
6. Data base terms: database, table, instance, tuple(record), attribute(field), entity, domain, data abstraction,
redundancy,
7. What is data independence? Mention the types of data independence.
8. Applications of database/DBMS
9. Explain the users of DBMS (Learn the role of each user)
10. Explain the uses of DBMS
11. Explain sequential file organization.
12. Explain random access method file organization.
13. Explain ISAM
14. Explain one-tier, Two-tier and three-tier architecture
15. Explain three level RDBMS architecture.
16. Explain hierarchical data model
17. Explain network data model
18. Explain relational data model
19. Explain the components of ER diagram
20. Explain primary key, secondary key, foreign key, candidate key and alternate key
21. Features of database system
22. Advantages of data warehouse

SQL (10 marks)

1. Explain the data types of SQL (Difference between char and varchar2)
2. Name and explain DDL commands of SQL
3. Name and explain DML commands of SQL
4. Give the syntax and example for UPDATE command
5. Give the syntax and example for CREATE command
6. Give the syntax and example for DROP command
7. Give the syntax and example for INSERT command
8. Give the syntax and example for ALTER command
9. Give the syntax and example for DELETE command
10. Explain the relational operators of SQL
11. Mention the TCL commands
12. Explain the logical operators of SQL
13. Explain Alter command with syntax and example
14. Explain update command with syntax and example
15. Explain insert command with syntax and example
16. Syntax of select command with order by and group by clause
17. Difference between group by and order by clause
18. Explain max() and min() group function in SQL
19. What is the difference between delete and drop in SQL
20. Mention different types of built in functions
21. Create a table with the fields rrnumber, name, units, billdate. Display the structure of the tabe, find the
total number of records in the table, find the sum of units consumed and display all the records
22. Create a table with the columns Eid, Ename, Edept, Salary, Age, insert a record, add a column Eaddress,
delete employees who reached 60 and display the names whose salary is 50000
23. Create a table with the field regno, name, dob, marks, develop the table(Note: after creating the table you
need to insert rows ), find the total number of students, find highest marks, lowest marks and display the
students information.
24. Create a table with fields std_id, name, age, insert two records, find the gighest marks, find the total
number of records and list all the records
25. Create a table with fields empid, ename, dob, Salary, tax and netsalary, find the total number of
employees, find the minimum net salary delete records from the table employee, display all records whose
salary is greater than 40000
26. Create a table with fields regNo, name, s1, s2, s3, s4 add new column total, compute total, find total
number of students and display student information

NETWORKING CONCEPTS (7 marks)

1. Mention different types of topologies. Explain any two.
2. Explain network devices
3. Explain LAN, WAN, MAN
4. Explain different network protocols(Example FTP, HTTP, TCP/IP, SLIP, PPP)
5. Expand GSM, GPRS, CDMA, WLL, SIM
6. What is topology? Explain the types of topologies
7. What are the types of switching techniques? Explain
8. Explain network security protection methods
9. Explain different communication modes. Give example for each
10. Give the measures to prevent VIRUS
11. Explain message switching and packet switching
12. Write a note on network services

INTERNET AND OPEN SOURCE (4 marks)

1. Advantages of E-commerce
2. Explain URL
3. What is E-commerce? Explain the different types of E-Commerce
4. Technologies and services used in e-commerce
5. Explain the terms: open software, Proprietary software, Free software, Freeware, FLOSS, Shareware

WEB DESIGNING (4 marks)

1. write the structure of html program
2. explain any three text formatting html tags
3. what is web hosting? explain different types of web hosting.
4. define free hosting, shared hosting and dedicated hosting
5. explain xml, html, dhtml
6. explain the term: web page, web browser, w3c, web server, telnet
7. write html code to create the following table
number of classes held 120
a. number of classes attended 100
8. explain any three html tags related to table
9. write html tags to make number list: to make plain numbers, to make capital letters, to make roman
numbers
10. html tags to change background color, single line break, underline text
11. html tag to display biggest heading, create hyper link to one web page, add single line break, insert new
paragraph in a web page
mention the input elements of html
12. What are scripting languages? give two examples